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Sumptuary laws (from
Latin sūmptuāriae lēgēs) are laws that try to
regulate consumption. Black's Law
Dictionary defines them as "Laws made for the purpose...
- A sin tax (also
known as a
sumptuary tax, or vice tax) is an
excise tax
specifically levied on
certain goods deemed harmful to
society and individuals...
- in
exile Amir
Taheri alleging that the
Iranian parliament had p****ed a
sumptuary law
mandating a
national dress code for all Iranians,
Muslim and non-Muslim...
- this century,
although the hat
seems to have been much more
widely worn.
Sumptuary laws
covering prostitutes were
introduced (following
Ancient Roman precedent)...
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Duronius was a
tribune of the plebs, most
likely in 97 BC. He
abrogated a
sumptuary law, one of the
Leges Liciniae. In retaliation, the
Roman censors Lucius...
- In particular,
sumptuary laws in the
royal capital were
exceedingly strict and the most
elaborate in character. For instance,
sumptuary laws
forbade ordinary...
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during his term as praetor,
showed his
usual a****en in
breaking his own
sumptuary laws to give the most
lavish munus yet seen in Rome, for the
funeral of...
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fabrications in his writings, the most
notable of
which was the 2006
Iranian sumptuary law controversy.
Shaul Bakhash, a
historian in
Mideast history at George...
- The
prohibition of
drugs through sumptuary legislation or
religious law is a
common means of
attempting to
prevent the
recreational use of
certain intoxicating...
- in the
Italian states,
heavy duties were
imposed on lace, and
strict sumptuary laws were p****ed.: 6–7 This led to less
demand for lace. In the mid-1400s...
